Dr. Torkian's CV
Educational Affiliation:
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California Irvine, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
Training:
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of California, Irvine
Accredited by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2005-6
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
University of California, Irvine, 2001-5
General Surgery Internship
University of California, Irvine, 2000-1
Education:
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN, 2000
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Cum Laude –1996
California State University, Northridge
General Biology –1992
Certification and Licensure:
Board Certified: American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
maintenance of certification passed 2018
Board Certified: American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
maintenance of certification passed 2016
Medical Board of California – Since April, 2002
Drug Enforcement Agency - Valid to June 2025
Hospital Appointments:
Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA – Active.
University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA – Associate Clinical Professor.
Medical / Professional Affiliations:
Owner – Luxe Aesthetic Center, Yorba Linda, CA
Medical Director – Skinmedix, Hermosa Beach, CA
Medical Director – Skin By Lovely, Santa Monica CA
Teaching Activities:
Advances in Rhinoplasty – 2007 – University of California, Irvine – Moderator of “Aesthetic Rhinoplasty” panel.
Injectable fillers and neuromodulators course – Otolaryngology update February 2010 Guest Faculty
Injectable fillers and neuromodulators course – Otolaryngology update February 2011 Guest Faculty
Injectable fillers and neuromodulators course – Otolaryngology update February 2012 Guest Faculty
Second UC Irvine Rhinoplasty Course, June 22-24, 2012 - Guest Faculty. “Lateral Crural Repositioning”, “Management of minor nasal deformities using injectable fillers and other office based procedures”, Case presentations and panel discussion.
Injectable fillers and neuromodulators course – Otolaryngology update February 2013 Guest Faculty
Third UC Irvine Rhinoplasty Course, June 2014 - Guest Faculty. “Lateral Crural Repositioning”, “Osteotomies in Rhinoplasty and the Nasal Profile”, “Alar Base Reduction”, Case presentations and panel discussion.
Fourth UC Irvine Rhinoplasty Course, June 2016 - Guest Faculty. “Lateral Crural Repositioning”, “Rhinoplasty and the Nasal Profile”, “In office treatment of the near-miss rhinoplasty result using fillers and adjunctive maneuvers”, Case presentations and panel discussion.
“Management of the Alar-columellar relationship”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nashville, TN October 2016.
Fifth UC Irvine Rhinoplasty Course, May 2018 - Guest Faculty. “Lateral crural steal and its effect on the alar columellar relationship”, “Rhinoplasty and the Nasal Profile”, “Basic osteotomies and management of bony open roof”, Case presentations and panel
discussion.
California Society of Facial Plastic Surgeons Spring meeting, May 202. “optimizing tip position in rhinoplasty.
Multispecialty Aesthetic Conference, August 2022. Moderator – “Complex rhinoplasty cases”, “Optimizing alar-columellar relationship”, “Management of thick skin in rhinoplasty”.
Cartessa Aesthetics Los Angeles September 2023. “My experience with Virtue RF and Deka Tetra CO2”
Multispecialty Aesthetic Conference, August 2023. “Total anatomical reconstruction of lower lateral cartilages in revision rhinoplasty using costal cartilage”.
Skin Aging, Facial Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery 2024 Conference, February 2024. “An algorithmic approach to the alar-columellar relationship”, Panel – difficult primary rhinoplasty cases, “how and why I did what I did”.
Publications:
Daines S, Karamzadeh AM, Torkian BA, Mehta V, Salibian A. “Role of ulnar forearm free flap in scalp reconstruction.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In press.
Torkian BA, Guo S, Jahng A, Liaw LH, Chen ZP, Wong BJF, “Noninvasive Measurement of Ablation Crater Size and Thermal Injury After CO2 Laser in the Vocal Cord Using Optical Coherence Tomography.” Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. In press.
Chiu L, Yeh AT, Torkian BA, Karamzadeh AM, Tromberg B, Wong, BJF, “Photodynamic therapy on keloid fibroblasts in tissue-engineered keratinocyte-fibroblast co-culture” Lasers Surg Med. August 2005.
Torkian BA, Yeh AJ, Sun CH, Engel R, Tromberg, BJ, Wong BJF, “Modeling aberrant wound healing using tissue engineered constructs and multiphoton microscopy.” Archives of Facial Plastic and Reconsrtructive Surgery. July 2004.
Torkian BA, Crumley RL. Granulomatous inflammation and nerve necrosis in a case of apparent idiopathic vocal cord paralysis – report of a case. Laryngoscope. May 2004.
Brewer M, Torkian BA, Yeh A, Sun CH, Tromberg BJ, Wong BJF, “Collagen Formation In Wounded and Unwounded RAFT Tissue Models of Keloid Scar as Detected by Multiphoton Microscopy.” Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. March 2004.
Brewer M, Torkian BA, Yeh A, Sun CH, Tromberg BJ, Wong BJF, “Contraction Studies of Normal Adult and Keloid RAFT Tissue Models,” Journal of Investigative Medicine. Jan 2004. Brewer M, Torkian BA, Yeh A, Sun CH, Tromberg BJ, Wong BJF, “ Multiphoton Imaging of Excised Normal Skin and Keloid Scar,” International Society for Optical Engineering Proceedings. Jan 2004
Martinez V, Curi AP, Torkian B, Schaeffer JM, Wilkinson HA, Walsh JH, Tache Y. High basal gastric acid secretion in somatostatin receptor subtype 2 knockout mice. Gastroenterology 1998; 114:1125-1132.
Wiesberg NK, Kuo T, Torkian B, Reinisch L, Ellis DL. Optimizing fluence and debreidement effects on cutaneous resurfacing carbon dioxide laser surgery. Archives of Dermatology 1998, 134(10):1223-8.
Presentations:
“Repair of nasal septal perforations using posteriorly-based septal mucosal flaps.” Behrooz A. Torkian MD, Ali Sepehr MD, Vikas Mehta BS, Timothy F. Kelley MD. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reonstructive Surgery Annual Fall Meeting 2005. Intense learning session and general research session.
“Photodynamic therapy on keloid fibroblasts in tissue engineered keratinocyte-fibroblast co-culture.” Lynn L Chiu, Chung-Ho Sun PhD, Alvin T. Yeh PhD, Behrooz A. Torkian MD, Amir Karamzadeh MD, Bruce Tromberg PhD, Brian JF Wong MD, PhD
American College of Surgeons, Head and Neck Surgery division, January 2004.
“Modeling aberrant wound healing using tissue engineered constructs and multiphoton microscopy.” Torkian BA, Yeh AJ, Engel R, Tromberg, BJ, Wong BJF.
Presented at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, September, 2003. First Prize Winner, Annual Research Symposium, Department of Otolarynglogy - Head and Neck Surgery, UC, Irvine, 2003.
“Optical coherence tomography of laser ablation of the porcine larynx.” Torkian BA, Guo S, Liaw L, Zhang JP, Wong BJF. Pacific Coast Combined Ophthalmology- Otolaryngology Symoposium. June, 2003.
“Cochlear implant performance in older adults.” Torkian BA, Nguyen JD, Shohet JA. Pacific Coast Combined Ophthalmology- Otolaryngology Symoposium. June, 2003; Second Prize Pinner at UC Irvine Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Annual Research Symposium, 2002.
“Granulomatous inflammation and nerve necrosis in a case of apparent idiopathic vocal cord paralysis.” Torkian BA, Crumley RL. Poster presentation, Western Section Triological Annual Meeting, February, 2003. In review, Laryngoscope.
“Maxillary sinusitis presenting as an orbital mass.” Torkian B, Kelley TF. Southern California Annual Resident Research, Symposium, San Diego, CA. June 2002.
“Neurofibromatosis Type I - an important diagnosis in the differential of a neck mass.” Torkian BA, Nquyen QA. University of California, Irvine Tuberculosis Conference, Department of Infectious Disease October 2002.
“Optimizing fluence and debreidement effects on cutaneous resurfacing carbon dioxide laser surgery.” Torkian B, Weisberg NK, Reinisch L, Ellis DL. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine annual research symposium, May 1997.
Memberships:
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery
